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Dale Monks

Row Crops

Education:

1990

Ph.D., University of Georgia Agronomy (Weed Sci.)

1985

M.S., University of Arkansas Agronomy (Weed Sci.)

1983

B.S., Middle Tenn. State Univ. (Plant and Soil Science)

Professional Activities:

Brief description of research program and goals: The foundation of my research program is focused on the practical problems experienced by cotton and soybean producers in Alabama and the southeastern U.S. My extension programming provides many opportunities to visit producers in the field and observe problems associated with production. It is through these visits and numerous meetings that I am able to design my research program to fill specific scientific voids. The trials are conducted via small plot research trials on Alabama Experiment Station locations or may be conducted in producer’s fields. It has been my experience that on-farm research often has a much higher degree of acceptance since the producer can participate and gain a better understanding of the work. Brief description of extension program and goals: The “Alabama Cotton Program” is an interdisciplinary effort of agronomists, agricultural engineers, entomologists, plant pathologists, and research faculty aimed at providing research and extension programs. The target clientele of this program is considered a “traditional” agricultural audience composed of county agents, crop consultants, producers, industry representatives, and state and national cotton interests. As Extension Crop Physiologist, I have worked primarily with cotton and soybean variety evaluations, plant growth regulators for cotton, plant growth and development, and environmental impact on cotton.